Media Run with Trump and Koresh Comparisons

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Media Run with Trump and Koresh Comparisons
Over the weekend, former President Trump launched what’s said to be the first of his 2024 campaign events just down the road from me in Waco, Texas. The media had a field day by bringing up Waco cult leader David Koresh, while conveniently leaving out how the Clinton Administration made a bad situation deadly.

The media’s comparison likely won’t stick because most people think of Waco in a positive way thanks to Chip and Joanna Gaines.

Regarding Trump’s speech, Fox News noted that he got the biggest applause when he criticized the mainstream media. However, the Texas crowd didn’t seem to be feeling the criticism of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis yet. From Fox News:

During his Saturday campaign event in Waco, Texas, on Saturday, Trump argued that DeSantis had little chance of becoming Florida's governor without the former president's endorsement, with Trump breaking into an impersonation of DeSantis allegedly begging him for his support in the state's 2018 Republican primary.

"So, he came, and he really wanted [my endorsement]. I said, ‘You can’t win, can you? How do you – can [you] win?'" Trump said, recalling the alleged conversation with DeSantis. "‘Sir, if you endorse me, I’ll win. Please, please, sir, endorse me,'" Trump continued as he acted out a crying, begging voice.

While similar jabs against political opponents have been a hit with Trump's crowds during past rallies, those in attendance were noticeably more silent as Trump took aim at DeSantis. Though some in the crowd could be heard laughing or clapping as Trump continued to be critical of DeSantis, the reaction of the crowd was much more silent than when Trump went after other targets, such as the mainstream media.

I admit I find the back and forth jabs of the primaries uncomfortable and messy, but…

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